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LOCAL MSP CHALLENGES HEALTH SECRETARY OVER NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY’S CUTS

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has used a question session in the Scottish Parliament to challenge the Health Secretary over cuts in NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Colin Smyth asked the Scottish Government when it last discussed NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s funding deficit with the local health board and where Health…

COLIN SMYTH DEMANDS ACTION TO SAVE LIVES AS DRUGS DEATHS FIGURES ARE RELEASED

Action must be taken now to bolster support for drug rehabilitation and treatment, South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has said, as statistics have shown that there were 26 suspected drug deaths in Dumfries and Galloway in 2023. Looking at Scotland as a whole, in 2023 there were 1,197 suspected drug…

LOCAL MSP DEMANDS ACTION ON CHILD MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT WAITS

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has demanded action on waits for CAMHS services across Dumfries and Galloway. The Scottish Government’s standard is of 90 per cent of young people to commence treatment for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health services within 18 weeks of referral. According to figures released this…

MSP WARNS OF ‘DEADLY CRISIS’ AS NHS PATIENTS ARE LEFT WAITING FOR DAYS IN A&E DEPARTMENTS

South Scotland’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are in the grip of a ‘deadly crisis’ with long delays endangering lives, according to South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth. Statistics obtained by Scottish Labour have revealed shockingly long waits at A&E departments across Scotland last year. According to Public Health Scotland, in…

LOCAL MSP SLAMS COUNCIL’S “LACK OF A PLAN B” FOR DUMFRIES SCHOOLS

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has slammed Dumfries and Galloway Council for having no plan B for the future of Loreburn Primary and Dumfries Academy. A recent bid by the council to the Scottish Government for Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) to refurbish the Academy and relocate Loreburn Primary was…

MONTHLY DELAYED DISCHARGE FIGURES CONTINUE TO SHOW LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN HOSPITAL

Figures released by Public Health Scotland on Tuesday show delayed discharge numbers are continuing to improve in Dumfries and Galloway but are still a concern, according to Colin Smyth MSP. When comparing January 2023 with January 2024, the figures in Dumfries and Galloway dropped by 11 per cent but are…

COLIN SMYTH RAISES HEARTBREAKING HUMAN COST OF LACK OF A75 AND A77 IMPROVEMENTS

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth used a debate in the Scottish Parliament last week to demand action from the Scottish Government to make vital improvements to the A75 and A77. The local MSP also raised a heart breaking story from constituent Samantha-Jane Sheil who tragically lost her dad in a…

COLIN SMYTH PRAISES LOCAL FAIR TRADE VOLUNTEERS

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth, who is chairman of the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Fairtrade Steering Group, as well as convener of the Scottish Parliament’s cross-party group on Fair Trade, has praised the work of local volunteers who work tirelessly to promote Fair Trade in our region. The local MSP…

THOUSANDS STUCK ON NHS WAITING LISTS ACROSS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

New figures have revealed that thousands of people Dumfries and Galloway were stuck on a waiting list as of 31 December 2023. Of these, hundreds were waiting more than 6 weeks for tests. The quarterly release by Public Health Scotland relates to the number of patients waiting for one of…

LOCAL MSP OFFICIALLY OPENS 2024 NITH SALMON FISHING SEASON

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth officially opened the 2024 salmon fishing season as part of a ceremony organised by the Nith District Salmon Fishery Board. The local MSP gave a speech and blessed the Nith by pouring a ceremonial quaich of whisky in the river at Boatford Beat near Thornhill…

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